Shot a button buck this morning at about 9:30AM. Hope you all made meat as well.
I had decided not to shoot unless it was a mature doe or decent buck until the rut was on, but I was squirrel hunting and saw this one feeding my way. Knelt down and waited, just to see how close he would come.
At 8 yards, I remembered how good young deer loin is. He ran about 30 yards with no heart. Amazing.
This is Dennis. Way to go John. Are you gonna have him mounted?
I saw nine this morning. I was on the edge of a big corn field, walked in along the edge of a beanfield, and the woods was full of pin oak acorns. There were squirrells and deer everywhere back in there. Finally a doe came my way and I got a 15yd shot and went right over her back There seems to be a lot of sign up there this year. It's gonna be good. DEN
Wanted to go squirrel hunting yesterday, so did with a m/loader. Saw lots of deer too. Probably go bowhunting in couple of weeks. Seeing lots of tree rats as well. Used a trade gun that I built 5 years ago but have not used much. Used a barrel from an 870 Rem Full Choke. Shot pattern was a bit low. Not getting as good a kill as I would like to, so brought it home and took the barrel off and gave it a bit of bending. Will pattern next weekend again. Still too many leaves on the trees to suit me.
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"This is Dennis. Way to go John. Are you gonna have him mounted?".........naw, just shaking hands.
Dan, I didn't take any pictures. However, the act of trying to explain to the guy from India that an "anterless" deer and a doe are the same thing for tag purposes was very interesting to say the least.
Good job! I shot a 7pt on Sunday evening, so I'm doe hunting from here on out. Wasn't going to shoot him, but he kept coming back and finally offered a 5 yard quartering away shot. With limited hunting time this year, it was too much to pass up! Went a total of zero yards. Thru the spine and into the lungs. Second arrow sealed the deal quickly. Good luck to everyone else. Going to take my 8 year old out with his long bow. If he gets one less than 10 yards, I'm certain that he can put one behind the shoulder.
There seems to be a lot of sign up there this year. It's gonna be good. DEN 
